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NAA Member News: Award-winning company launches new internal communication tool for businesses
Melo World, an award-winning company that specialises in creating visual standards solutions for production and operations facilities, has launched a new product to support internal communications in the workplace… Melo Vista is a modular sign system for offices and manufacturing firms to display staff information and create processes to support Lean thinking. The five boards […]
Industry News: Only Ambitious Brexit Deal Will Safeguard Jobs and Britain’s Green Future
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has urged all parties to put UK Automotive at the heart of their economic and trade policies… Setting out the industry’s priorities for a new government, the trade body called for an ambitious, world-beating Brexit trade deal to maintain the sector’s competitiveness and ability to deliver innovation, […]
NAA Update: Congratulations to the 2019 NAA Awards Winners
What a fantastic night we had at the Mere for the 2019 NAA Annual Awards & Networking Dinner. The room was alive with networking from the start, a theme which continued throughout the night and, for some, into the early hours!… Those in attendance were treated to colourful keynote speech from Professor Jon King, updating […]
NAA Awards: Vehicle lightweighting is a winning theme at the 2019 Northern Automotive Alliance Awards
Vehicle lightweighting was a key focus for many of the winning companies at the 2019 Northern Automotive Alliance (NAA) Awards, which took place in Cheshire on 7th November and showcased the successes of vehicle manufacturers, supply chain companies and service providers in the region… The winner of the overall NAA Company of the Year Award […]
In the Driving Seat: Jon King, Strategic Planning & Development, WMG Centre High Value Manufacturing Catapult
Here’s your chance to find out more about Jon King, our speaker at the 2019 NAA Awards Dinner… NameJon King CompanyWMG at the University of Warwick PositionStrategic Planning & Development, WMG Centre High Value Manufacturing Catapult Apart from that In the automotive sector, WMG is a member of the SMMT, NEAA, MIA and I represent […]
NAA News: Northern Automotive Alliance announces IT partnership with Network ROI
At last night’s Annual Awards, Rowan Egan was delighted to announce that Network ROI has become the NAA’s latest partner… Network ROI is a leading UK cyber security and IT Managed Service Provider (MSP), with offices in Newton le Willows and Edinburgh, to serve its 90 existing clients in the North West of England, including […]
NAA Member News: MGS Launches Newly Developed Branding
MGS Technical Plastics, an award-winning Plastic Injection Moulder in Blackburn, has unveiled new branding as the latest development in its growth journey. The evolution of its image comes at a critical point of growth for the company on the back of £2 million of investment in people, machinery and technologies… John Sturgess, Managing Director, said: […]
NAA Member Profile: Sigmatex
Sigmatex – winner of the 2019 NAA Company of the Year Award – is a leading global supplier of carbon fibre textiles to the advanced materials sector, supplying to a diverse array of end markets including Aerospace, Automotive, Space & Defence, Wind Energy, Consumer Electronics and Sports & Leisure… Its carbon fibre is used in […]
NAA Member News: GEFCO UK launches enhanced 2-Wheeler strategy
GEFCO UK has announced that its 2 Wheels, Marine & Powered Product dedicated cross-dock facility has moved to its central Prologis facility in Coventry, as a key part of its end to end solution approach for 2020… GEFCO UK’s network’s success relies on well-structured domestic coverage, strategically located international gateways and bilateral country-to-country links. By […]
NAA News: Driving the Electric Revolution – £30 million clean growth funding opportunities
Research and development funding for power electronics, machines and drives businesses is available from a significant funding opportunity focused on helping the UK achieve net zero emissions by 2050… The Driving the Electric Revolution challenge is aimed at developing electrification supply chains across seven key sectors of the economy including automotive, aerospace, energy, industrial, marine, […]
